Addison's Gifted and Talented class wrote, produced, acted, sang and danced in the original production, "The Singing River Has the Blues."
The children worked so hard all year to prepare for this play. They learned all about the Pascagoula Watershed and indigenous and invasive species.
Addison decided to be the Yellow Blotched Sawback Map Turtle and she quickly told her teacher that is much too long of a name and promptly nicknamed it, YBSMT. She then decided to write a song about the YBSMT which she sang in the play with her classmates dancing behind her. LIke her teacher said, "That YBSMT is really special."
Our very own, YBSMT which lives only in the Pascagoula River.
The show was adorable but also super informative. Addison and her friends taught the school about invasive species such as cogongrass, wild hogs, and salvinia minima and how detrimental they are to our plants and animals.
Addison had a whole scene titled YBSMT vs. cogongrass. She battles the cogongrass because it threatens her eggs. In the end she destroys it with herbicide. So unbelievably creative!
The whole cast with the wonderful Mrs. Knight!
We had squirrels, foxes, red fish, hawks, turkeys, wild hogs and so much more!
I was lucky enough to volunteer in the classroom many, many days and could tell you each feather, leaf, hog nose, etc. that I glued, glittered,painted or constructed (I tried to tell Addison but she said I was making it all about me...LOL).
Mrs. Knight is an angel! She lets these kid's imaginations run wild and she brings it to life!
This poster represents another song Addison sang in the style of Blues music.
So cute!
All of the music was sung "Blues" style since Mississippi is the home of blues music, get it, The Singing River has the Blues!!
More set design.
Addison painted this turtle playing the saxophone!
So proud of all those kiddos and especially Addison Kate! She loves the stage!
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